And now the debate may need to be reopened because the debt ceiling debate may significantly be weakening demand for U.S. Treasuries.
The next question is whether the new methods for maintaining contact with friends--such as e-mail and social Web sites--are weakening the need for physical proximity to friends.
Meanwhile, domestic club competitions across Asia and Oceania have been weakened by the need for top national players to join better clubs in Europe or South America to test and improve their talents at a markedly higher level.
The great dynastic houses are weakened, and petty fights for the throne undermine the need for a united defence against the looming enemy beyond the Wall.
This greatly weakens the motivation for implementing the measures.
This was the opposite of what the weakening economy needed.
Ms. Thaxter, who was pregnant, wound up in an iron lung because the disease had weakened the muscles needed for breathing.
At present, available technology only allows for 30% post consumer high density polyethylene (HDPE) to be added to the next generation of bag because the recycling process weakens polymer chains needed for a new bag's structural integrity.
A sharp, sometimes brutal businessman, he shows an odd mixture of guile and helplessness, his need for control weakened by sexual jealousy, a fondness for vodka and a disarming tendency toward self-pity.
The new non-ferrous mining law,signed by the governor in 2013, significantly weakened environmental protections, eliminated the need for public hearings, and allowed GTAC to pay taxes based on profit, not on the amount of ore removed.
THE first inevitable sign of aging for many baby boomers is often weakening eyesight, evidenced by the sudden need for reading glasses just to see a restaurant menu.
